Species richness of squamate reptiles from two islands in the Mexican Pacific
Cocinas and San Pancho Islands, located in the Bay of Chamela, Jalisco, México, are two of the few remaining island ecosystems with little ecological disturbance. We studied both islands aiming to assess their reptile richness. Because the environment in Chamela is seasonal, we conducted biodiversit...
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| author | Uriel Hernández-Salinas Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista Vicente Mata-Silva |
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| description | Cocinas and San Pancho Islands, located in the Bay of Chamela, Jalisco, México, are two of the few remaining island ecosystems with little ecological disturbance. We studied both islands aiming to assess their reptile richness. Because the environment in Chamela is seasonal, we conducted biodiversity surveys during six samplings: three in the dry season and three in rainy season. We found a total of seven reptile species on Cocinas and San Pancho Islands representing the first description of their herpetofauna. We recorded four species (Aspidoscelis lineattissima, Hemidactylus frenatus, Iguana iguana, and Urosaurus bicarinatus) on Cocinas Island, and six species (A. lineattissima, Phyllodactylus lanei, H. frenatus, Anolis nebulosus, Urosaurus bicarinatus, and Boa constrictor) on San Pancho Island. Species richness in Cocinas showed a higher evenness than in San Pancho Island. Finally, A. lineattissima and A. nebulosus were the dominant species on Cocinas and San Pancho Islands, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-805e9c7239ee4305ae39ddaa71e52e812022-12-21T23:36:08ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2014-12-011061264126910.15560/10.6.126419051Species richness of squamate reptiles from two islands in the Mexican PacificUriel Hernández-Salinas0Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista1Vicente Mata-Silva2Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR Unidad DurangoUniversidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoThe University of Texas at El PasoCocinas and San Pancho Islands, located in the Bay of Chamela, Jalisco, México, are two of the few remaining island ecosystems with little ecological disturbance. We studied both islands aiming to assess their reptile richness. Because the environment in Chamela is seasonal, we conducted biodiversity surveys during six samplings: three in the dry season and three in rainy season. We found a total of seven reptile species on Cocinas and San Pancho Islands representing the first description of their herpetofauna. We recorded four species (Aspidoscelis lineattissima, Hemidactylus frenatus, Iguana iguana, and Urosaurus bicarinatus) on Cocinas Island, and six species (A. lineattissima, Phyllodactylus lanei, H. frenatus, Anolis nebulosus, Urosaurus bicarinatus, and Boa constrictor) on San Pancho Island. Species richness in Cocinas showed a higher evenness than in San Pancho Island. Finally, A. lineattissima and A. nebulosus were the dominant species on Cocinas and San Pancho Islands, respectively.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19051/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Uriel Hernández-Salinas Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista Vicente Mata-Silva Species richness of squamate reptiles from two islands in the Mexican Pacific Check List |
| title | Species richness of squamate reptiles from two islands in the Mexican Pacific |
| title_full | Species richness of squamate reptiles from two islands in the Mexican Pacific |
| title_fullStr | Species richness of squamate reptiles from two islands in the Mexican Pacific |
| title_full_unstemmed | Species richness of squamate reptiles from two islands in the Mexican Pacific |
| title_short | Species richness of squamate reptiles from two islands in the Mexican Pacific |
| title_sort | species richness of squamate reptiles from two islands in the mexican pacific |
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